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Before you start to set up a charity make sure that you know it is the best option for what you want to do.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing goods for charitable use.
Find out how to pay less tax as a charity and when to set up a subsidiary trading company.
VAT relief available to charities - relief, what you pay, registering, charging VAT
Information about fraud and cyber crime, how to spot it and what you can do to protect against it.
A list of charitable organisations and counsellors in Lebanon who offer support for vulnerable people.
The Charity Commission has opened a statutory class inquiry into linked charities after finding irregularities in their accounts.
Guidance on public benefit and charitable purposes for charities and organisations wishing to become charities.
Search the charity register to find details of registered charities in England and Wales including contact information, activities, latest financial reports and current trustees.
If your company isn’t a charity you need Charity Commission permission to use the words ‘charity’, ‘charity’s’, ‘charities’ or ‘charitable’ (known as sensitive words) in its name.
A charity's objects are a statement of its purposes - they must be exclusively charitable.
Guidance for charities governed by Royal Charter, or seeking Charter status.
How to apply for repayment of import duty and VAT on protective equipment or medical supplies brought into the UK from non-EU countries from 30 January 2020 up to 31 December 2020.
How to complete supplementary pages CT600E and what information you need to include.
How to work out the VAT on building work and materials if you're a contractor, subcontractor or developer.
Find out how you could help run a charity by volunteering as a charity trustee.
Regulations setting out what should be included in a governing document for a CIO.
Those struggling with their mental health will be better supported thanks to a £10 million funding boost for charities working to prevent suicides.
Charity Commission inquiry into Charr Yarr Welfare Foundation Limited
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